+Boggin's Dad Posted March 24, 2017 Posted March 24, 2017 As a stab in the dark, is the overground train station underneath the underground station? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 As a stab in the dark, is the overground train station underneath the underground station? Ding! The Underground is overground, and the Overground is underground. Quote
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted March 28, 2017 Posted March 28, 2017 Aagghh! What with abusy time at work and at home, I forgot I'd posted a question (the UK citiesand initial letters one). Really sorryyou had to muddle through it yourselves. FWIW, RJx2’s interpretation of the question was correct. Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 In the Back to the Future films, what was the number plate on the DeLorean that Doc Brown turned into the time machine? Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 I didn’t google this, but had to get the film out to have a look OUTATIME Quote
+Beach_hut Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 I didn’t google this, but had to get the film out to have a look OUTATIME I'm a huge fan of the films and knew this straight away. The fact that I haven't gone back in time to before you posted may be taken as proof that time travel isn't real ;-) Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 thanks for the ding What`s another name (more common name) for the Chilean pine tree Quote
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 I'll guess at the monkey puzzle tree. Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 I'll guess at the monkey puzzle tree. that guess, will get you the ding Quote
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 Thanks martin&lindabryn. And your next one: What is notable about the English location Marshall Meadows Bay? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 Is it inland? I.e. not a bay in the sea. Quote
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted April 18, 2017 Posted April 18, 2017 A clue - it's the 'something-most'. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted April 18, 2017 Author Posted April 18, 2017 If it's on the border with Scotland, it'd be England's northern-most point? Quote
+Simply Paul Posted April 18, 2017 Author Posted April 18, 2017 I've done the cache up there. Wild landscape- it's lovely. I should actually walk down to the coast on my next trip in the area... Gives me an idea! Thanks for the ding. On a similar tangent, what makes Flash in Staffordshire special? Quote
+Beach_hut Posted April 18, 2017 Posted April 18, 2017 Is it the geographical centre of Great Britain? Quote
+Simply Paul Posted April 18, 2017 Author Posted April 18, 2017 Is it the geographical centre of Great Britain?It is not. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted April 19, 2017 Posted April 19, 2017 Been there. It's the highest village in England, and possibly UK, though there's also a village in Scotland that claims the record. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted April 19, 2017 Author Posted April 19, 2017 Ding to OotR. Yes, it's confirmed as England's highest village and is perhaps Britain's highest, depending how you define 'highest settlement' - mean height of all the houses or highest individual building. I've been there too. Easter 2011, with an ex. Happy memories Over to you! Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted April 19, 2017 Posted April 19, 2017 Thanks. So to go to the other extreme, where is Britain's lowest point? I'm not including mines and other excavations. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted April 19, 2017 Posted April 19, 2017 Lincolnshire? No, and in any case I'd like the answer to be more specific. Quote
+Beach_hut Posted April 20, 2017 Posted April 20, 2017 I think it's Cambridgeshire, probably Holme, which is below sea level. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted April 20, 2017 Author Posted April 20, 2017 I know there's a trig point listed as -3m in Cambridgeshire; Britain's very own Death Valley Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted April 21, 2017 Posted April 21, 2017 Ding to Beach Hut. Simply Paul is correct about the height (or depth). Quote
+Simply Paul Posted May 4, 2017 Author Posted May 4, 2017 Since this has stalled, I'll jump in. If you were born in 1980, something happens to you in 2025 which last happened to people born in 1892 in 1936, and will happen to people born in 2070 in 2116. What is that thing? Quote
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted May 5, 2017 Posted May 5, 2017 Is it something to do with dates of birth and your age in the second of each of the years mentioned? Quote
Sharpeset Posted May 5, 2017 Posted May 5, 2017 Is it something to do with dates of birth and your age in the second of each of the years mentioned? I think you are right: 2nd year minus birth year gives age in the second year: 2025-1980 = 45 and so on.... Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 5, 2017 Posted May 5, 2017 Is it something to do with dates of birth and your age in the second of each of the years mentioned? I think you are right: 2nd year minus birth year gives age in the second year: 2025-1980 = 45 and so on.... That seems part of the answer, but I cannot help but think that is too simple. The age must be something to do with it, however what, I do not know. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted May 6, 2017 Posted May 6, 2017 The year is the square of the age of the person at that time. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted May 7, 2017 Author Posted May 7, 2017 That's another OotR DING! In those years, the person having the birthday is the same age as the square route of the year. Perfectly clear Over to you! Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted May 7, 2017 Posted May 7, 2017 Ok, here's one that came up in a discussion today: In what county is the Prime Minister's retreat, Chequers? Quote
+Beach_hut Posted May 9, 2017 Posted May 9, 2017 Right, apologies for going AWOL last time. Here's one for you - who is the only person who is a monarch and a head of state of a republic at the same time? Quote
+Simply Paul Posted May 9, 2017 Author Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) You can see Chequers from GC171, England's oldest cache. Monarch & Head of State... sounds like our Queen. But as we're not a Republic, I'll say Denmark. Edited May 9, 2017 by Simply Paul Quote
Pajaholic Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 I suspected it might be the Queen (Elizabeth II) as monarch of the UK and (ceremonial?) head of state of a republic somewhere else (e.g. a former colony), with Jamaica being my best guess. However, a quick check revealed that Jamaica remains a monarchy (albeit independent from UK). Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 Does an Emperor count as a Monarch? If so I'll guess at Japan. Quote
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 I'm going to go for something a little off the wall - how about the King of Swaziland? Quote
+Beach_hut Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 All good guesses but all monarchies but not republics. If I told you the role changes hands this month.... Quote
Sharpeset Posted May 10, 2017 Posted May 10, 2017 I was going to say Prince Albert of Monaco, but not aware that he's abdicating any time soon! Quote
+me N u Posted May 11, 2017 Posted May 11, 2017 No idea of the name but could it be one of the "kings" of a Nigerian state, seem to remember reading something on BBC news website. Quote
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted May 12, 2017 Posted May 12, 2017 All good guesses but all monarchies but not republics. If I told you the role changes hands this month.... Somewhere where there's joint sovereignty? Quote
Pajaholic Posted May 12, 2017 Posted May 12, 2017 All good guesses but all monarchies but not republics. If I told you the role changes hands this month.... In that case, I'll guess at Francoise Hollande (Premier of France), soon to be superseded by Emanuel Macron as I suspect that the Premier of France is a de-facto joint monarch of Andorra (it originally being the King of France until the French Revolution). IIRC the other monarch was the King of Catalonia and so is/was a monarch of both territories. Quote
+Beach_hut Posted May 16, 2017 Posted May 16, 2017 That's a ding for Pajaholic. Francoise Hollande (now Emmanuel Macron) is co-Prince of Andorra by virtue of being President of France, the other co-Prince being the Bishop of Urgell in Spain. Quote
Pajaholic Posted May 16, 2017 Posted May 16, 2017 Thanks. FWIW, we have friends who lived in Catalonia for a while -- which was where I (apparently incorrectly) heard that the King of Catalonia was one of the joint monarchs. Your hint that the role was about to change suggested the head of state of France as the other. For the next ding, what is the modern-day 'national' emblem of Catalonia? Quote
Pajaholic Posted May 20, 2017 Posted May 20, 2017 I thought I'd set an easy question (I guess that they're all easy if you know the answer!) However, the lack of response suggests otherwise. I was going to authorise Googling, but I just tried and Google is of limited help if any. So I'll set an alternative question -- this time on astronomy. What is the name of the space telescope planned to launch in October next year to orbit the Sun at the second Earth/Sun Lagrange point? Quote
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